I've been an overnight seed soaker for years but never tried a hydrogen peroxide solution or soaking to the point of sprouting before. Thanks to you all, I thought I'd make my first try with some hard shells: ornamental & sweet corn, castor bean & moonflower (that were nicked after a 24 hour soak). The solution has been changed once and this is day two.

A few seeds of all but the castor beans have sprouted a tiny fat root (radicle?). So COOL!!! But Now what???

1. Does each seed get planted soon after the root appears? 2. How long can the rest of the seeds stay in the solution soak if it's changed daily?

3. When do you give up on a seed that's been soaking for days & days? Does it mean it will never sprout or could it still sprout if planted?

4. Do most seeds sprouted this way grow on into mature plants once in soil? Or is there still a failure rate?

5. Most of the castor beans have a round puffy "bunny tail" looking thingy and some have shed half of their shell so you can see the whole embryo(?) But there isn't anything rooty looking like the corn and moonflower seeds have. What Up with that?

Thanks in advance for the wonderful advice that is sure to come ;)